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publicidad

advertising

noun poo-blee-see-DAHD Less Common
Communication Media

Also means

publicity

Usage Note

Publicidad covers both advertising (commercials, campaigns) and publicity (public attention). Hacer publicidad means 'to advertise'. It should not be confused with público (public/audience) or publicación (publication). The adjective form is publicitario/publicitaria.

Examples

"La publicidad en redes sociales creció mucho."

Natural Translation

Advertising on social media grew a lot.

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